Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
Recommendations of the Committee set up for promotion of manufacturing in solar energy in India. This Committee was set up to recommend a policy framework under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission to encourage domestic production of raw materials and components required for expanding the domestic industrial base by identifying …
Virendra Pandit The United Nations Framework for Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has certified the coal-based thermal power project of Adani Power Ltd (APL) at Mundra, Gujarat, as the first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in the world. APL's first super-critical technology-based upcoming project at Mundra has got this distinction …
There has been enough discussion on the quantum of power the country needs. While estimates would largely be a function of assumptions, the fact remains that we need as much power as is possible, at least for now Arun Srivastava In terms of choices, large scale options with nuclear and …
Hydrogen is a new, highly versatile energy carrier which is a clean, safe and cheap fuel choice and when combined with super-efficient fuel cell vehicles, enables a profitable transition from the present hydrocarbon based fuel economy.
This report provides an update on the status of investment in clean energy and how the sector has survived the financial crisis. It also provides a critical overview of the various public and private sector financing mechanisms at the national, state and local level that could help unleash further necessary …
As we wait for renewable remedies, clever use of IT can substantially cut emissions Sitting inside the historic golden gate park in San Francisco, the California Academy of Sciences is one of the more attractive buildings in the city. It was among the many buildings in the Bay Area damaged …
Eighty-five million barrels. That's how much oil we consume every day. It's a staggering amount - enough to fill over 5400 Olympic swimming pools - and demand is expected to keep on rising, despite the impending supply crunch.
Based on very encouraging experiences with SK-14 cookers, Prof. Ajay Chandak designed solar community cookers of 2.0 m and 2.3 m diametres. After removing few teething problems, a number of agencies were trained to manufacture these community solar cookers. Because of the huge cost advantage and simplicity in operation, these …
This paper points out the challenges in identifying goods used solely for renewable energy generation purposes for computing trade statistics. It also highlights goods for which identification is relatively easier and those sectors which appear to be more trade-intensive than others. In addition, it shows the key exporting and importing …
CO2 emissions from cement production currently represent about 5% of anthropogenic global CO2 emissions. Since 2002, CSI member companies have collectively made significant progress on measuring, reporting and mitigating their CO2 emissions, and sharing their progress with the rest of the cement industry. This technological roadmap is a logical and …
This Guide provides an outline of how financing renewable energy works, with a particular focus on more mature end of the market i.e. the proven technologies that can be deployed now and at scale. It aims to show how policy looks and where it fits in from a financing perspective; …
This paper lays out a strategy - a Global Green New Deal - for reducing greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing development. The crux of the strategy relies on a big investment push that quickly lowers the cost of renewable energy. Affordable, abundant and accessible renewable energy, the paper highlights, can …
This paper focuses on the potential role that large-scale energy storage systems can play in future power systems. The starting point and basis for simulations is the Energy Technology Perspectives 2008 (ETP) BLUE scenario for power supply. According to the scenario, increased use of renewable energy and nuclear technologies can …
The need to enable and promote access to innovative energy technologies that address both poverty reduction and climate change needs is both urgent and timely. Cognizant that are no
The analysis of different global energy scenarios in part I of the report confirms that the exploitation of energy efficiency potentials and the use of renewable energies play a key role in reaching global CO2 reduction targets. An assessment on the basis of a broad literature research in part II …
This essay makes a case for embedding the analysis of institutions for technological change in an understanding of the politics of markets. In turn, this needs knowledge of institutions and of their relations. The first stage that is needed to explain the retarded development of apparently appropriate solar energy technology …
